Assembly Bill A4600

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to annual reports of the boards of elections

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A4600 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4478
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3-212, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4715
2017-2018: A4156
2019-2020: A875
2021-2022: A82

2013-A4600 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to annual reports of the boards of elections; requires such reports be made available on the boards' websites; requires that the reports include specific performance metrics.

2013-A4600 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4600

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to annual reports  of  the
  boards of elections

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4  of  section  3-212  of  the
election  law,  as amended by chapter 90 of the laws of 1991, is amended
and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:
  (a) Each board of elections shall make an annual report of its affairs
and proceedings to its local legislative body once every  twelve  months
and  no  later  than the last day of January in any year. A copy of said
annual report shall be filed with the state board of elections AND SHALL
BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY  ANY  BOARD
OF ELECTIONS, INCLUDING THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, NO LATER THAN FIVE
DAYS AFTER SAID REPORT IS DELIVERED TO THE STATE BOARD.
  (C)  SAID ANNUAL REPORT, AS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR THE  PRECEDING
CALENDAR YEAR:
  (1)  THE  NUMBER  OF  ELECTIONS ADMINISTERED IN THE PRECEDING CALENDAR
YEAR, INCLUDING ALL PRIMARY, GENERAL AND SPECIAL  ELECTIONS,  LISTED  BY
DATE WITH THE OFFICES INCLUDED IN EACH ELECTION AND ANY REFERENDUM QUES-
TIONS;
  (2)  THE  NUMBER OF BALLOTS DELIVERED TO EACH POLL SITE, THE NUMBER OF
BALLOTS CAST BY SCANNING AT EACH POLL SITE SCANNER, AND  THE  NUMBER  OF
BALLOTS  COUNTED  AT  EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE, INCLUDING A
SEPARATE LISTING FOR THE NUMBER OF  EMERGENCY,  ABSENTEE,  MILITARY  AND
OVERSEAS BALLOTS COUNTED AT EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE;
  (3)  THE  NUMBER  OF  ELECTION INSPECTORS AND POLL CLERKS EMPLOYED FOR
EACH ELECTION, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNFILLED ELECTION INSPECTOR  OR  POLL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07751-01-3

              

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